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Schoolcraft school district voters defeat $14.4 million bond request

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A $14.4 million proposal on the Aug. 5 ballot called for partially demolishing the current Schoolcraft Middle School and converting the remainder of the building into a new community and recreation center,

Less than 45 percent of voters Tuesday supported the proposal, with an unofficial tally of 617 to 768.

The plan called for spending $9.37 million to build a new two-story middle school for grades five through eight on the east side of the high school, along with remodeling the high school and other work.

Another $2.6 million would have been spent on remodeling Schoolcraft Elementary School to accommodate preschool through fourth grade.

The district would have spent $2.1 million to convert raze the west wing of the middle school and convert the other half of the current middle school to become the new Ken Krum Community Center that would function as a recreation center and gym.

The middle school project would have included new bathrooms and remodeling of Roy Davis Field and replace tennis courts.

Supporters had said the proposal from the Citizens' Advisory Council followed months of study and community input. The rationale, they said, was to make the district more financially efficient by realizing energy and staffing savings with two rather than four buildings.